Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. The conference was founded in 1915 and it consists of twelve small private schools that are located in Southern California and organized into nine athletic programs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer are combined teams for sports purposes.

Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
SCIAC
Established1915
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members9
Sports fielded
  • 21
    • men's: 10
    • women's: 11
RegionSouthern California
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
CommissionerJennifer Dubow
Websitethesciac.org
Locations

The SCIAC currently sponsors men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball and men's and women's water polo.

Location of SCIAC Schools

History

Old SCIAC logo

A forerunner conference to the SCIAC was the Intercollegiate Football Association of Southern California, which existed in the 1890s. It included Occidental, Caltech (then called Throop Polytechnic), USC, Chaffey College and Los Angeles High School.

The SCIAC was founded in 1915 with five member schools with the goals to promote amateurism in athletics. The five founding members, all of whom are still members, are California Institute of Technology, Occidental College, Pomona College, the University of Redlands, and Whittier College. Although all five original charter members are still affiliated with the SCIAC, only two, Occidental and Redlands, have had uninterrupted membership. The acronym SCIAC (standing for Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Council) was in use during 1913 and 1914 until that organization became the CIF Southern Section.[1]

On May 12, 2011, the SCIAC announced that Chapman University would become the ninth member, beginning with the 201112 academic year. The addition of Chapman marks the first expansion of the conference since California Lutheran University joined in 1991.[2] At one time, most of the colleges were the Southern California affiliates of various Christian sects such as the Quakers and the Presbyterians. Today, only California Lutheran University maintains an affiliation with a church.

There are three former members of the SCIAC: University of California, Los Angeles, San Diego State University and University of California, Santa Barbara. All former members now compete in NCAA Division I athletics.

Member schools

Current member schools

The member schools[3] are:

InstitutionMembershipLocation
(all in California)
FoundedTypeEnrollmentNickname
California Institute of Technology 191516 to 193334;
193839 to present
Pasadena 1891 Private 2,086 Beavers
California Lutheran University 199192 to present Thousand Oaks 1959 Lutheran 3,298 Kingsmen (men's)
Regals (women's)
Chapman University 195051 to 195152;
201112 to present
Orange 1861 Private
(historically Disciples of Christ)
6,398 Panthers
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Claremont McKenna College
Harvey Mudd College
Scripps College
197677 to present
194748 to present
195859 to present
197677 to present
Claremont
1946
1955
1926
Private
1,328
746
878
Stags (men's)
Athenas (women's)
University of La Verne 192627 to 193738,
197172 to present
La Verne 1891 Private
(historically Brethren)
1,685 Leopards
Occidental College 191516 to present Los Angeles 1887 Private
(historically Presbyterian)
1,839 Tigers
Pomona-Pitzer
Pomona College
Pitzer College
197172 to present
191516 to 193334; 193839 to present
197172 to present
Claremont
1887
1963
Private

1,548
950
Sagehens
University of Redlands 191516 to present Redlands 1907 Private
(historically Baptist)
4,400 Bulldogs
Whittier College 191516 to 194243;
194647 to present
Whittier 1887 Private
(historically Friends)
1,540 Poets

Former member schools

There are three schools that once participated in SCIAC athletics and no longer do so:[3]

InstitutionMembershipLocation
(all in California)
FoundedTypeEnrollmentNicknameCurrent
Conference
University of California, Los Angeles 192021 to 192627 Los Angeles 1919 Public 39,271 Bruins Pac-12
San Diego State University 192627 to 193839 San Diego 1897 Public 31,303 Aztecs Mountain West
University of California, Santa Barbara
(UC Santa Barbara, UCSB)
193132 to 193738 Santa Barbara 1891 Public 22,850 Gauchos Big West

Membership timeline

California Lutheran UniversityChapman UniversityChapman UniversityClaremont CollegesClaremont CollegesClaremont McKenna CollegeUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of La VerneUniversity of La VerneSan Diego State UniversityUniversity of California, Los AngelesWhittier CollegeWhittier CollegeUniversity of RedlandsPitzer CollegePomona CollegePomona CollegeOccidental CollegeCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of Technology

All-sports champions

Year Overall Champion
2014—15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2013—14 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2012—13 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2011—12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2010—11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2009—10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2008—09 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2007—08 Redlands
2006—07 Redlands
2005—06 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2004—05 Redlands
2003—04 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2002—03 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2001—02 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2000—01 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1999—2000 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1998—99 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1997—98 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1996—97 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1995—96 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1994—95 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1993—94 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1992—93 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1991—92 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1990—91 Pomona-Pitzer
1989—90 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1988—89 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1987—88 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1986—87 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1985—86 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1984—85 Occidental
1983—84 Occidental
1982—83 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1981—82 Pomona-Pitzer
1980—81 Pomona-Pitzer
1979—80 Pomona-Pitzer
1978—79 Occidental
1977—78 Pomona-Pitzer
1976—77 Pomona-Pitzer
1975—76 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1974—75 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1973—74 Redlands
1972—73 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

See also

References

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